Independents in local politics – voter turnout, competitiveness, and party-system effects.
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68378025%3A_____%2F25%3A00598772" target="_blank" >RIV/68378025:_____/25:00598772 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2024.2348146" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2024.2348146</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2024.2348146" target="_blank" >10.1080/03003930.2024.2348146</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Independents in local politics – voter turnout, competitiveness, and party-system effects.
Original language description
Denationalisation and the rise of independent lists are strong trends in the local politics of many European countries, but little is known about their implications. Using the example of Czechia, we examine several effects of this trend, focussing on two questions: 1) What impact does the growing number of independents have on voter turnout? 2) How does this trend affect competitiveness and the party system? Using data on electoral results in Czech municipalities over two consecutive elections, we document mobilisation effects based on the presence of independents. The study revealed a self-reinforcing mechanism related to the success of independents. In municipalities with many independent councillors, the percentage of party-affiliated candidates decreased in subsequent elections opening up further opportunities for independents. A side effect of this mechanism is a reduction in electoral competitiveness.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50401 - Sociology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA20-07822S" target="_blank" >GA20-07822S: The Reconfiguration of Political Landscape - Explaining Independent Candidates Lists in Elections to Municipal Councils in the Czech Republic</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Local Government Studies
ISSN
0300-3930
e-ISSN
1743-9388
Volume of the periodical
51
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
21
Pages from-to
344-364
UT code for WoS article
001216906400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105001356189